Châteaudouble (Drôme)

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Château double
Châteaudouble (France)
Château double
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Valence
Canton Crest
Community association Valence Roman's agglo
Coordinates 44 ° 54 '  N , 5 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 54 '  N , 5 ° 6'  E
height 270-1,102 m
surface 17.37 km 2
Residents 578 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 33 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 26120
INSEE code
Website http://www.chateaudouble26.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Châteaudouble

Châteaudouble is a commune with 578 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in France . It belongs to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ), the Département Drôme , the Arrondissement Valence and the canton Crest (until 2015 Chabeuil ). The inhabitants are called Bicastelois .

geography

Châteaudouble is located about 16 kilometers east-southeast of Valence on the Véore . Châteaudouble is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Charpey in the north, Peyrus in the northeast, Léoncel in the east, Le Chaffal in the southeast, Combovin in the south, Chabeuil in the west and Montélier in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 323 281 304 323 414 476 527 581
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Michel church
  • Protestant Church
  • Castle ruins, destroyed in the 16th century
  • Châteaudouble castle from the 17th century, monument historique

Web links

Commons : Châteaudouble  - collection of images, videos and audio files